Epic voyage from Seychelles to Singapore took them two months in a catamaran
Barely three days into their first leg from Seychelles to the Maldives, one engine failed. The other puttered along for a few hours before giving out too.
Thai Airways and Thai tourism authority target large Indian tourist market
Vice-minister for Tourism and Sports Napintorn Srisunpang said the Indian market is significant in South Asia both in market size and tourist purchasing power.
Malaysia’s travellers getting testy upon arrival with Covid-19 testing regulations
Travellers questioned the need for on-arrival tests when countries in the region such as Singapore have stopped or have announced that they will halt such tests soon.
Itching to travel amid pandemic? Pick a ‘safe’ destination, take precautions
Choose a country with high vaccination and booster rates, says an expert.
Rise of revenge travellers: Celebrating new freedom to globetrot
The uncertainties wrought by the pandemic have also fuelled a trend called trip stacking, where travellers book multiple trips back-to-back instead of one vacation at a time.
Unesco Angkor rules kept, heritage ‘unaffected’: Hun Sen
The Prime Minister assured that the construction of the 38 roads did not lead to any impact on the temple nor will it be affected by a request by a company to dig a pond nearby.
Tourism reopening revitalises HCM City-Mekong Delta linkages
Participants at a tourism conference said it was also necessary to further boost cooperation between the city and the 13 provinces and cities that comprise the Mekong Delta.
Apsara National Authority preserves Khmer architecture in Angkor park
Constructions and renovations of houses in the park will need to be approved by the authority, in order to protect the heritage of the area.
China’s holiday goers opt to spend vacations closer to home
The trend was fueled by recent confirmed cases of Covid-19 in a number of cities and strict pandemic prevention and control measures.
Get set for travel, and tourism, once again
Asia News Network writers look at travel slowly becoming a reality again. Here are excerpts.